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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Faith
Clean Name Faith
Feature ID 1902
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 42.97 °
Southmost Latitude 42.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 348.23 °
Westmost Longitude 348.11 °
Diameter 5.30 km
Center Latitude 42.92 °
Center Longitude 348.17 °
Northmost Latitude 42.97 °
Southmost Latitude 42.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 11.77 °
Westmost Longitude 11.89 °
Diameter 5.30 km
Center Latitude 42.92 °
Center Longitude 11.83 °
Northmost Latitude 42.96 °
Southmost Latitude 42.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 348.20 °
Westmost Longitude 348.10 °
Diameter 5.80 km
Center Latitude 42.96 °
Center Longitude 348.10 °
Northmost Latitude 42.96 °
Southmost Latitude 42.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 11.80 °
Westmost Longitude 11.90 °
Diameter 5.80 km
Center Latitude 42.96 °
Center Longitude 11.90 °
Quad mc04 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Town in South Dakota, USA.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Feb 17, 2017 7:49 AM
Additional Information Origin was changed from "Town in North Dakota, USA" on 02/17/2017, to correct an error.

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